These beautiful variegated succulents are suitable for growing indoors

Nearly all gardeners and succulent enthusiasts love variegated plants. The variety of colors within their foliage lends interest to the garden or planter all the time, without relying on short-lived blooms for added color. Some are subtle in their hues while others make a bold, look-at-me statement. A short while ago, you could expect to pay premium prices for any spotted or striped succulent. Now, they are more widely available, but some rare varieties still fetch a high price with collectors. Let’s take a closer look at succulents with a variegated leaf. Why does variegation occur, how to care for variegated succulents and how to encourage the varied coloring to continue.

Care for Variegated Leaf Succulents

Typically, when we imagine a variegated succulent, we think of striped foliage. But variegation comes in many forms, including stripes, spots, spatters, blotches, shadings and more. Any plant whose leaves, stems, flowers or trunk exhibits multiple colors within the same structure is considered variegated. Variegation occurs in a wide variety of plants from small grasses to mighty trees. This Echeveria ‘Crinoline Ruffles’ demonstrates a lovely shading of several colors within each leaf. The different colors become more pronounced with age and sun exposure, but they are a permanent part of the plant. Note how there is no clear line or marking for each hue. They shade and flow into the other colors like in a sunset.

A variegated leaf is the result of an uneven distribution of chlorophyll and other pigments. Where leaves display different shades of green, there is more chlorophyll in the darker green portions, less in the location of lighter shades. When you see white or yellow stripes, margins or spots within the leaf flesh, the chlorophyll-producing cells are not present in the lighter portions on the leaf. This is considered an absence of color. Chlorophyll is green, so places without it appear colorless (or nearly so). It is also the substance responsible for photosynthesis

Check out some of the following variegated succulents

1. Echeveria Runyonii Variegata 'Akaihosi'